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A B-52 bomber will take off on a long-endurance flight from Barksdale AFB, La., on April 15, 2012, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the first-ever B-52 flight, announced Air Force Global Strike Command officials, April 10, 2012. It was on April 15, 1952, that the YB-52, one of the two B-52 prototypes, took to the skies from Boeing's plant in Seattle on a flight of some two hours and 50 minutes, according to the company. Here, the YB-52 flies a test mission in an undated photo.